Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Van Buren 
Warren 
Washington 
Wayne 
Weakley 
White 
Williamson 
Wilson 
Farms 
number 
245 
1,122 
1,312 
664 
861 
927 
1,160 
1,473 
Land in farms 
acres 
36,972 
163,384 
111,692 
133,427 
254,133 
121,704 
138,782 
188,222 
Average size of farm 
acres 
151 
146 
85 
201 
295 
131 
120 
128 
Median size of farm 
acres 
69 
63 
41 
114 
80 
70 
55 
72 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
561,577 
519,647 
546,271 
404,798 
878,357 
494,409 
882,452 
566,389 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,721 
3,569 
6,417 
2,014 
2,976 
3,766 
7,376 
4,432 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
14,708 
82,273 
89,012 
34,728 
120,729 
56,324 
63,410 
70,415 
Average per farm 
dollars 
60,032 
73,327 
67,845 
52,301 
140,219 
60,759 
54,664 
47,804 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
62 
112 
14 
27 
47 
74 
82 
1 0 to 49 acres 
87 
404 
618 
115 
263 
314 
465 
469 
50 to 1 79 acres 
80 
419 
449 
312 
335 
370 
407 
656 
180 to 499 acres 
48 
166 
105 
172 
126 
150 
173 
212 
500 to 999 acres 
8 
49 
21 
32 
43 
39 
30 
44 
1 ,000 acres or more 
6 
22 
7 
19 
67 
7 
11 
10 
Total cropland 
farms 
172 
845 
1,099 
456 
687 
637 
802 
969 
acres 
11,010 
83,668 
49,377 
36,716 
203,832 
39,583 
52,354 
57,164 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
156 
777 
1,059 
410 
532 
596 
732 
889 
acres 
7,257 
69,318 
44,565 
26,535 
189,021 
33,163 
45,780 
47,947 
Irrigated land 
farms 
1 
122 
35 
8 
28 
17 
43 
41 
acres 
(D) 
5,389 
854 
212 
3,197 
71 
517 
183 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
5,568 
88,184 
38,579 
22,298 
129,562 
25,432 
23,592 
18,368 
Average per farm 
dollars 
22,727 
78,596 
29,405 
33,581 
150,479 
27,435 
20,338 
12,469 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
972 
70,221 
12,925 
3,377 
85,483 
3,779 
10,865 
3,022 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,596 
17,963 
25,655 
18,921 
44,079 
21,653 
12,727 
15,346 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
108 
354 
590 
256 
310 
307 
561 
674 
$2,500 to $4,999 
21 
77 
173 
59 
86 
107 
160 
189 
$5,000 to $9,999 
44 
151 
178 
85 
99 
130 
152 
204 
$10,000 to $24,999 
37 
212 
183 
150 
106 
198 
155 
231 
$25,000 to $49,999 
19 
123 
81 
62 
56 
110 
61 
122 
$50,000 to $99,999 
8 
56 
37 
21 
40 
50 
27 
31 
$100,000 or more 
8 
149 
70 
31 
164 
25 
44 
22 
Government payments 
farms 
49 
156 
294 
135 
446 
153 
142 
167 
$1,000 
221 
531 
381 
533 
2,897 
344 
254 
423 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
79 
439 
408 
151 
385 
267 
367 
513 
$1,000 
319 
3,621 
2,668 
1,140 
9,854 
1,262 
5,261 
1,592 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
5,128 
72,921 
40,332 
23,484 
100,010 
27,321 
31,312 
25,023 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,932 
64,992 
30,741 
35,367 
116,155 
29,472 
26,993 
16,988 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
245 
1,122 
1,312 
664 
861 
927 
1,160 
1,473 
$1,000 
980 
19,415 
1,296 
487 
42,303 
-283 
-2,206 
-4,640 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,999 
17,304 
988 
733 
49,133 
-305 
-1,901 
-3,150 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
135 
566 
643 
234 
392 
361 
506 
615 
Other 
number 
110 
556 
669 
430 
469 
566 
654 
858 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
148 
648 
827 
430 
518 
631 
696 
969 
200 days or more 
number 
88 
469 
530 
268 
380 
428 
444 
668 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
166 
643 
886 
485 
321 
679 
605 
847 
number 
9,009 
33,903 
42,064 
27,676 
16,209 
37,437 
24,678 
36,365 
Beef cows 
farms 
140 
558 
726 
425 
288 
592 
543 
768 
number 
(D) 
16,760 
17,681 
12,554 
6,788 
18,507 
13,520 
20,193 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
27 
18 
7 
13 
14 
9 
12 
number 
(D) 
1,274 
1,361 
92 
346 
2,167 
388 
361 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
138 
555 
753 
432 
291 
627 
512 
735 
number 
4,207 
15,412 
22,294 
16,326 
11,210 
19,232 
12,065 
16,916 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
12 
16 
12 
27 
17 
14 
24 
number 
19 
209 
257 
(D) 
28,960 
107 
75 
273 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
5 
7 
7 
25 
5 
3 
13 
number 
- 
(D) 
212 
(□) 
83,716 
125 
6 
254 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
7 
31 
37 
6 
22 
24 
33 
43 
number 
86 
793 
1,537 
134 
703 
581 
635 
1,429 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
28 
89 
125 
48 
54 
89 
121 
147 
number 
(D) 
2,665 
2,030 
97,365 
69,321 
39,619 
2,833 
3,728 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
3 
2 
17 
3 
11 
8 
number 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
7,143,462 
(D) 
872 
1,052 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
7 
69 
56 
27 
241 
31 
15 
21 
acres 
403 
8,949 
2,162 
3,131 
82,448 
2,133 
3,727 
1,335 
bushels 
58,500 
560,202 
277,872 
188,998 
5,305,571 
179,627 
127,018 
54,665 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
15 
25 
- 
16 
11 
2 
12 
acres 
(D) 
923 
1,915 
- 
593 
1,783 
(D) 
298 
tons 
(D) 
11,666 
32,600 
- 
6,615 
20,823 
(D) 
5,608 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
14 
10 
10 
93 
5 
6 
4 
acres 
- 
1,357 
335 
963 
25,035 
495 
1,294 
215 
bushels 
- 
51,445 
17,785 
47,746 
1,665,742 
24,075 
92,854 
7,976 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
14 
10 
10 
93 
5 
6 
4 
acres 
- 
1,357 
335 
963 
25,035 
495 
1,294 
215 
bushels 
- 
51,445 
17,785 
47,746 
1,665,742 
24,075 
92,854 
7,976 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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240 Tennessee 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
